Although it is unclear whether the price cuts are temporary or permanent, Microsoft has cut the prices of their Zune HD models from $220 to $200 for the 16GB model and from $300 to $270 for the 32GB version.

Amazon and Wal-Mart have taken the cut a bit deeper, dropping the prices to $190 and $250, respectively.

Microsoft has implied that the prices are temporary "sales" prices but has not said when the promo will end, if ever. At the current price point, the Zune HD offers a discount from a comparable iPod Touch, the market leader for media devices.

The software giant still has under 5 percent market share while Apple controls over 70 percent.

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According to BBLeaks, the upcoming BlackBerry Internet Service (BIS) 3.0 details have been leaked, and it appears that BB owners will be getting better support for Gmail among other significant updates.

For Gmail, BlackBerry owners can now create labels, as well as use a plugin that will sync the unread/read status of your emails to Gmail wherever you are using it.

Additionally, the leak shows added support for Open Office document file types, as well as Windows Media Audio (WMA).

It is still unclear when BIS 3 will be released but many are guessing it could hit as early as this month's MWC event.

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